Skip to content
Horse profile

Big Bad Brian (IRE)

8yo gelding (at last run, Mar 2019) · Last trainer Miss Hilary McLoughlin · Last owner Michael Hayes John M Tierney
by Brian Boru (GB) out of Daraghs Dream (IRE) (Anshan)
14 runs · 7 courses · from May 2016
As at 27 Oct 2026 · KTB archive: GB, Ireland & France · 2005–present, updated daily
No run recorded since 23 Mar 2019 — 2,775 days ago. Our archive can't say whether the horse is still in training.
Last run Mar 2019 · 5th of 9 Won at Bellewstown Last raced off OR 102
KTB Profile

Big Bad Brian (IRE) is 1 from 14. Hasn't won since Aug 2016. The win came on good or faster ground (0 from 8 on softer). Last raced off 102, 8lb below the career-high mark.

Based on 14 archived runs · updated 27 Oct 2026
KTB at a glance Wins on good or faster OR ↓ 8lb off peak
Official rating102↓ 8lb off peak
102 102–110

KTB Speed and Rating

KTB Speed

Best recent Speed 104 the best of the last 1 graded (A or B) run · Downpatrick, 16 Jun 2018

How fast the horse ran, as points against the day-corrected standard time for its course and distance: 100 is the median GB Class 4 handicap winner on that code; one point is 0.1% of the standard time. A, B or C is how much the day's card could tell us, not how good the run was. What this means →

Jumps 6 figures · best 104B · median 57.5
GoingRunsBestMedianSince 27 Oct 2025
Good4104B65—
Good to Firm1———
Soft1———
DistanceRunsBestMedianSince 27 Oct 2025
2m1f – 2m4f372C58—
2m5f – 3m2104B80.5—
1m5f – 2m1———

Of 10 runs looked at, 4 have no figure: did not complete (4).

KTB Speed v1 · batch 15 Sep 2026 · GB & Irish racing only · 6 figures from 10 runs · as at 3 Oct 2026 · a record, not a forecast

KTB Rating

Best recent KTB Rating 98C the best of the last 3 rated runs · Thurles, 7 Feb 2019 Official rating 102 at the last run, 23 Mar 2019

What the horse achieved in each race, in pounds on the official-rating scale, from the weight carried, the lengths beaten and the race's own level solved across the archive — never the market, never the official rating as a starting point. The headline is the best of the horse's last three rated runs on that code. A, B or C on a run is how much known form was in that race. What this means →

Jumps 10 figures · best 120A · median 98
GoingRunsBestMedianSince 27 Oct 2025
Good5120A98—
Soft3116A98—
Good to Firm1———
Good to Soft1———
DistanceRunsBestMedianSince 27 Oct 2025
2m1f – 2m4f5116A92—
2m5f – 3m4120A115—
1m5f – 2m1———

Of 14 runs looked at, 4 have no figure: did not complete (or a non-runner row) (4).

KTB Rating v1 · batch 3 Oct 2026 · GB & Irish racing only · 10 figures from 14 runs · as at 4 Oct 2026 · a record, not a forecast

Both figures are KTB's own, computed from the archive; no vendor rating enters either. Every run's figure is on its form line below with its grade. Grades measure how much the archive could see, never the merit of the run.

Run style is derived from in-running commentary, which our data provider does not supply for this horse's races.

Pedigree intelligence

Sire
Brian Boru (GB)

Progeny in our archive have won 11% of 4,123 runs since Jan 2008 (285 horses).

GoingRunsWinsSRvs sireThis horse
Firm200%−11—
Good to Firm157138.3%−2.70 from 1
Good1,42717212.1%+1.11 from 5
Good to Soft6207311.8%+0.80 from 2
Soft1,1991068.8%−2.20 from 5
Heavy6878712.7%+1.70 from 1
Standard (AW)3113.2%−7.8—
Distance (all codes)RunsWinsSRvs sireThis horse
Under 6f100%−11—
6f – 7f300%−11—
1m – 1m1f600%−11—
1m2f – 1m4f1700%−11—
1m5f – 2m1,069969%−20 from 1
2m1f – 2m4f1,38815511.2%+0.20 from 5
2m5f – 3m1,25615912.7%+1.71 from 7
Over 3m3834211%00 from 1

Flat and jumps together (all codes) · since Jan 2008 · as at 27 Oct 2026 · rows under 30 runs muted · win % is the measure, a record not a forecast

Dam
Daraghs Dream (IRE) (Anshan)

1 sibling in the archive, 0 winners.

ProduceRunsWinsWin tripsBest grade
A Cheap Thrill (IRE)230——

Record by conditions

GoingRunsWinsSR£1
Good 5 1 20% −0.50
Soft 5 0 0% −5.00
Good to Soft 2 0 0% −2.00
Good to Firm 1 0 0% −1.00
Heavy 1 0 0% −1.00

CourseRunsWinsSR£1
Thurles 3 0 0% −3.00
Galway 3 0 0% −3.00
Fairyhouse 2 0 0% −2.00
Tipperary 2 0 0% −2.00
Bellewstown 2 1 50% +2.50
Ballinrobe 1 0 0% −1.00
Downpatrick 1 0 0% −1.00

DistanceRunsWinsSR£1
2m5f – 3m 7 1 14% −2.50
2m1f – 2m4f 5 0 0% −5.00
1m5f – 2m 1 0 0% −1.00
Over 3m 1 0 0% −1.00

JockeyRunsWinsSR£1
D G Hogan 6 1 17% −1.50
Mark Enright 2 0 0% −2.00
Phillip Enright 1 0 0% −1.00
Brian Hayes 1 0 0% −1.00
Denis O'Regan 1 0 0% −1.00
Sean Flanagan 1 0 0% −1.00
Ms K Walsh 1 0 0% −1.00
Paul Cawley 1 0 0% −1.00

HeadgearRunsWinsSR£1
Tongue tie 10 0 0% −10.00
None 3 1 33% +1.50
Tongue tie + cheekpieces 1 0 0% −1.00

SeasonRunsWinsSR£1
2019 3 0 0% −3.00
2018 6 0 0% −6.00
2017 1 0 0% −1.00
2016 4 1 25% +0.50

TypeRunsWinsSR£1
Chase 8 0 0% −8.00
Hurdle 4 1 25% +0.50
NH Flat 2 0 0% −2.00

Splits include every sample, however small — muted rows are under 3 runs. A one-from-one record is a fact, not a trend: read the Runs column before the strike rate.

Form

DateCourseRace PosBtn Wgt ORSpdKTB Jockey SP
2019 · 3 runs
23 Mar 19+44d Thurles Duggan Veterinary Supplies Handicap Chase 20.5f · Good · 9 ran 5/9 27 10-10 10272C88C Phillip Enright 8/1
07 Feb 19+12d Thurles Templemore Beginners Chase 16.5f · Good · 12 ran 7/12 13 11-12 10447C98C Brian Hayes 100/1
26 Jan 19+79d Fairyhouse Bobbyjo Bistro Great Food Great Deals Handicap Chase (0-109) 25f · Yielding · 17 ran F/17 — 11-7 104—— Denis O'Regan 16/1
2018 · 6 runs
08 Nov 18+72d Thurles Littleton Handicap Chase 18f · Good To Firm · 10 ran 8/10 14 10-11 10738C88C Sean Flanagan 16/1
28 Aug 18+23d Ballinrobe Calor Gas Beginners Chase 23f · Yielding · 15 ran PU/15 — 11-12 109—— D G Hogan 14/1
05 Aug 18+3d Galway Kenny Galway Handicap Hurdle (81-123) 24.5f · Good To Yielding · 19 ran PU/19 — 10-12 109—— Mark Enright 10/1
02 Aug 18+11d Galway Guinness Beginners Chase 22.5f · Soft · 14 ran 7/14 6 11-12 —57C98C Mark Enright 25/1
22 Jul 18+36d Tipperary Packie Downey Memorial Rated Novice Chase 20f · Good · 8 ran 5/8 37 11-3 —58C95C D G Hogan 8/1
16 Jun 18+182d Downpatrick Balloo Vets Beginners Chase 23.5f · Good · 11 ran 2/11 8½ 11-12 —104B114A D G Hogan 5/1
2017 · 1 run
16 Dec 17+478d Fairyhouse Buy Your 2018 Fairyhouse Membership On Course Today Handicap Hurdle 23f · Heavy · 9 ran PU/9 — 11-5 110—— D G Hogan 11/1
2016 · 4 runs
25 Aug 16+28d Bellewstown Bluegrass Horse Feeds Maiden Hurdle 24f · Good · 12 ran 1/12 11-4 ——120A D G Hogan 7/2
28 Jul 16+26d Galway Guinness West Indies Porter Flat Race 18.5f · Good To Yielding · 12 ran 3/12 3¾ 12-0 ——116A Ms K Walsh 5/1
02 Jul 16+51d Bellewstown Western Motors Skoda Maiden Hurdle 24f · Yielding · 14 ran 2/14 6½ 11-4 ——116A D G Hogan 16/1
12 May 16 Tipperary p2p.ie New Mobile Site (C & G) Point-To-Point Flat Race 18f · Yielding To Soft · 16 ran 14/16 24 11-7 ——92C Paul Cawley 20/1

Quick answers

How many races has Big Bad Brian won?
Big Bad Brian (IRE) won 1 of 14 archived starts between 2016 and 2019, a strike rate of 7.1%. Placed 4 times in total (28.6% of starts).
Who trained Big Bad Brian?
Big Bad Brian (IRE) was trained by Miss Hilary McLoughlin on the most recent run on record, at Thurles on 23 March 2019.
Who is Big Bad Brian's sire?
Big Bad Brian (IRE) is by Brian Boru (GB) out of Daraghs Dream (IRE), whose sire is Anshan.
What going does Big Bad Brian prefer?
Big Bad Brian (IRE) has the best record on good going: 1 win from 5 starts (20%). Only going bands with at least three archived starts are read, so this is a direction rather than a settled preference.
What is Big Bad Brian's official rating?
The most recent official rating on record is 102, from the run on 23 March 2019. The highest on record is 110.
What is Big Bad Brian's sire's record?
Brian Boru (GB)'s progeny in our archive have won 11% of 4,123 runs since Jan 2008 (285 horses), Flat and jumps together.
Who are Big Bad Brian's siblings?
Out of Daraghs Dream (IRE), Big Bad Brian (IRE) has 1 other produce in our archive, 0 of them winners. As at Oct 2026.

Record shown from May 2016. Our archive holds racing in Great Britain, Ireland and France from January 2005. Runs in other countries are not in it, and earlier runs are not available from our data provider. In-running comments are available from 2024 onward.